Section 17 Enter the Laojun View
The heroic posture of the archers and cavalry of the Zuotun camp left a deep impression on Feng Xiaobao, strong, my Tang cavalry, in the era of Tang Taizong ---- Gaozong, the Tang Dynasty's troops were still very strong! (Although sometimes the emperor had to pay for the robbers to dig ditches on the road, there is a theory that an official told Gaozong to legislate severely, eliminate the robbers on the road, and crack down on them!) Gaozong was benevolent and said that it was the fault of the rulers that the people of the country were robbers, and the rulers should first cultivate virtue and then repair the robbers! Therefore, the robbers escaped, otherwise with the strength of the ******** institutions at that time, the robbers would not be allowed to run rampant. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info)
He had seen that the number of dead people had caused him to be in poor condition, but it was good to vomit and vomit, and he passed by a pile of corpses, and his calm appearance actually made Xuanqing, Kang Caien, and Tang Zhiyu look thoughtful when they looked at him!
The crisis was resolved, and the swordsmen knew that it was someone from the government, and although they were rescued, they had no good impression of the government, so they were busy treating their injuries and cleaning up the battlefield.
Kang Caien invited Xuanqing to come forward to greet the officers and soldiers, but Feng Xiaobao didn't go to join in the fun, and watched from the side (how old are you at the moment), and saw Kang Caien arching his hand towards a knight and said: "Thank you Captain Liu for your help, save your life, there will be a recompense!" ”
The general, who was in his early thirties, with a short mustache and was shrewd and strong, jumped off his horse and saluted them, saying, "They are thieves, we are officials, it is natural to beat them, and you don't have to be polite in your duty!" ”
"Come on, come on, let me introduce you!" Kang Caien said: "This is Lord Liu Fucheng, the captain of the Imperial Court's Zuotun Camp Army (seventh rank)!" ”
"This is Daoist Xuanqing, the apprentice of Master Li of the Taishi Ling of this dynasty!"
That Captain Liu was the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, and he looked a little arrogant at first, but when he heard Xuanqing's name, he immediately smiled on his face, and said with a spring breeze on his face: "It turned out to be Xuanqing Dao Chief, fortunately, I will be lucky!" ”
This can be developed, not only to save the tycoon, but also to save the disciple of Li Chunfeng, a strange man in the court, and it is not in vain.
People have saved your life, Xuanqing can only thank you repeatedly, and the cause and effect owed will have a chance to be repaid.
The two sides exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Liu Fucheng was in full view of everyone, so he didn't want to stay too long, so he said goodbye and left.
The convoy behind came one after another, cleaned up the battlefield, and set up camp, where many people had just died, even after the cleanup, Kang Caien was used to seeing such scenes, it was going to be dark, and he didn't look for another place.
Guo Luquan came over to tell the results of the battle between the two sides: "Our side has 42 dead and wounded, of which 34 are dead and 5 are disabled, and only three are nothing serious!" ”
This time, the robbers are all thieves, they are ruthless, they are accurate, and the weapons are running to the vital point, so there are only three lucky ones, and the swordsmen of the bodyguards are only eighty, and half of them have gone!
Feng Xiaobao listened to it next to him, and had a deeper understanding of the cruelty of cold weapon combat.
"But!" Guo Luquan is accustomed to life and death, and he mourns the casualties, and the robbers are even more damaged.
"The thieves were hacked to death by us sixty-nine horsemen, and forty-two horsemen were shot to death by the officers, a total of one hundred and eleven of them died!"
There were no robber prisoners, all those who fell to the ground were stabbed to death, everyone went to war, and there was no mercy after tearing their faces.
According to the previous agreement with Kang Caien, there will be a bonus for going to war, a pension for those who have died, a bonus for the thieves killed according to the number of heads, and an additional prize in the official government, plus extra money such as horses and gold and silver obtained from cleaning the battlefield.
Someone next to him nodded and echoed his words, it was a cronie sent by Kang Caien to accept the acceptance, saying that what Guo Luquan said was true, so Kang Caien wrote down the number and gave the money when he arrived in Luoyang.
Now even if they have money, they won't give it so early, in case they take the money and run away, in case another robber comes, and the swordsmen don't want to work so hard when they have money.
Kang Caien has long been familiar with the psychology of the swordsmen, his reputation is very good, and the swordsmen are not afraid of him defaulting on his debts.
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In the days that followed, they made a name for themselves, and the robbers suffered heavy losses and did not dare to intercept them again.
Along the way, Feng Xiaobao saw that there were still many robbers on the side of the road, some were well-equipped on horseback, and some were part-time cameos from nearby villages as robbers, but they didn't dare to provoke the caravan of the Lite people.
In fact, robbers rarely rob the official army, but the official army still has to pay the toll, otherwise the robbers will not come to beat you, whoever fights the official army is stupid, just digging a ditch, disgusting you, and making you unhappy. (Kang Caien paid tolls to several big brothers in the underworld before leaving, but Li Haozi was greedy for money and broke the rules)
Without the trouble of robbers, they arrived in Luoyang in a few days.
Luoyang, the eastern capital, the city is strong, the flag is fluttering, although it is not as good as Chang'an for the time being, but it is also considerable.
Entering the city, but seeing the flow of people like carp, cars and horses, the streets of Luoyang are not as wide and atmospheric as Chang'an Zhuque Street, but they are also neat and solemn. The people's houses and houses are also laid out in the same lane as Chang'an, like a chessboard. In the center of the city is the Luoshui River running through it, dividing Luoyang into two northern parts. There are 28 squares and one city in the north of Luoshui, and there are 81 squares and two cities in the south of Luoshui.
The caravan of the Lite people was huge, and there were also swordsmen, so they could not enter the city, and only unloaded their goods at the manor outside the city, so Feng Xiaobao Xuanqing said goodbye to Kang Caien and the swordsmen.
Xuanqing left the address of his old Junguan, and Kang Caien also left the address of his contact point in Luoyang (the address of Chang'an Xuanqing has), as for the swordsmen, Tang Zhiyu wrote down the address of Xuanqing (Feng Xiaobao), but the address of his house was not said, only said that if he wanted to find him, he would go to a tavern in Chang'an City, but he might not be able to find him.
Tang Zhiyu is not stingy, he is a person with a story, he has to protect his family, after all, the two sides are not close friends, even if they are very familiar people, he generally does not say his home address,.
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Xuanqing led the way and took Feng Xiaobao to his Laojunguan, which is located on the south bank of Luoshui in the "Xiushanfang", close to the "South City".
Where to go, the Chinese-style palaces and pavilions, the mountain gate is relatively small, although it is daytime, the door is closed.
Xuanqing stepped forward to knock on the door, and soon an old voice came from the door and asked, "Who?" ”
"It's me, Xuanqing!"
It was obvious that the other party had heard of his name, and immediately opened the door, and an old man avoided the road and said, "I've seen Xuanqing Daoist!" ”
"This is Uncle Zhang! Help us guard the mountain gate! Xuanqing introduced, and then told Uncle Zhang: "This is the Feng family's eldest man, my friend, living with me!" ”
"Yes, yes, Dao Chief, how do you ......" the old man asked, meaning to stay temporarily or stay for a long time, if you stay for a while, it is simple, you don't need to do anything, and you have to open the door of the temple to welcome the arrival of good believers, so you have to make a lot of preparations.
"I have been ordered by my master to preside over this view!" Xuanqing preached.
"Oh!" The old man bowed lower, now Xuanqing is the master of the view, he is a disciple of Li Chunfeng, this view is Li Chunfeng's, Xuanqing said nothing in the view.
Enter the mountain gate, there is a stone shadow wall facing the door, which is engraved with Lao Tzu's alchemy map, and then it is the first to enter the courtyard, the main hall is the Sanqing Palace, dedicated to Taishang Laojun, Yuan Shi Tianzun and Lingbao Tianzun, with the hall is the Lingguan Hall and the God of Wealth Temple, worship the Lingguan and the God of Wealth----- the Lingguan drive away evil spirits, the God of Wealth sends money to everyone, so convenient and benevolent, otherwise it is just the Sanqing who is high up, the good believers are afraid that they may not be willing to listen to their prayers, and the Lingguan and the God of Wealth are more grassroots, to meet the secular requirements of the good believers.
The old man opened the door of the temple one by one and led them to pay their respects
Each hall is a clay statue, the old gentleman in the Sanqing Hall sits in it, the face is charitable, the other two Venerables are lined up left and right, the demeanor is peaceful, the mural on the wall next to it is painted with the fairy class surrounding, the atmosphere is quiet and peaceful.
The spirit officer is fierce and evil, can make children cry, the god of wealth is smiling on his face, and he is angry and wealthy, and there are also murals in the hall, all of which are painted with myths and stories that the people like to see.
Whether it is a statue or a fresco, the face is vivid and delicately depicted, but some of the colors are old and some years old.
Xuanqing and Feng Xiaobao went to the hall to offer incense, waiting next to the old mangtou, he secretly glanced at them and found that the two of them were lining up on the left and right to make incense together, instead of Xuanqing living alone in the middle as the master.
Feng Xiaobao will definitely not fight with Xuan Qing, and Xuan Qing treats Feng Xiaobao with courtesy, so the two are equal, and immediately let the old man who is old and sophisticated know how to treat Feng Xiaobao!
I have seen the halls, walked out of the middle courtyard, there is a big stone long incense case in front of the Sanqing Palace----- there is no ash, because it is not open and no one burns incense, there is a furnace under the stage, and it is convenient for the believers to light incense by burning charcoal at ordinary times.
Both the hall and the ground were cleaned, and it was obvious that Uncle Zhang was very attentive.
The place is not big, at a glance, although the sparrows are small, there are all kinds of organs, there are bell towers and drum towers in the corners on both sides, Feng Xiaobao didn't go to see it, and there will be a lot of time in the future.
Leave the first courtyard and pass through a small door, where is the living area, there are Taoist priests, lay houses, quiet rooms, guest rooms, kitchens, dining halls, etc., living and working facilities are complete, and there is a well in the patio for water.
After a brief introduction, Xuan Qing smiled and asked, "Xiaobao, where do you live?" ”
"Let's go to the guest room!" Feng Xiaobao responded.
As soon as he said this, Xuanqing knew in his heart: "Xiaobao is not a person in my way!" ”
But he wasn't angry, after all, Feng Xiaobao was in the name of Purple Qi Donglai and the future people, especially people who did special things, and it was nothing if he didn't enter Taoism.
Anyway, the cause and effect between him and Feng Xiaobao have been taken over, and Feng Xiaobao is not a treacherous and cunning person, Xuanqing already knows his personality well.
He smiled and said, "Okay, you live in this room, I live in that room!" ”
The guest rooms he designated were the largest and the best, and they were used to entertain important believers, and the Taoist priest's house he lived in was not the best, but it had a feature that the two rooms were closest to each other, which made it convenient for the two to communicate together.
"What a trick!" No matter how stupid Feng Xiaobao was, he knew the difference between the main room and the second room, so he hurriedly excused himself, but Xuanqing had no doubt, so he made up his mind.
Look at the backyard again, there are three acres of land for growing vegetables, and there is a small pond of more than 30 square meters and more than 10 houses, the above is the overall situation of Laojunguan.
The two of them went back to their own house to rest first, and the old man called water for Xuan to clean his face, and also brought water to Feng Xiaobao, but Feng Xiaobao said that he didn't need it in the future, he came by himself.
Xuan cleaned his face, and the old man took out an account book, he knew how to write and keep accounts, and what was recorded in it was the accounts of the current transactions.
There is no host who does not open the incense hall (usually does not receive guests), relying on external support, of course, it will not be a big fish and meat supply, the account is very small, a clear as water, Xuanqing read it a little, wrote a post and said: "Uncle Zhang, you take my post there to take 10,000 money, and then buy the corresponding materials according to what you have done in the past, and choose an auspicious day to open the incense hall!" ”
He looked at the old mangtou, and then said: "You find two helpers, young and good children who can do things, and help later!" ”
At his command, the old man replied happily: "Yes! ”
Of course, he didn't dare to be greedy for anything, but he could call his relatives to help and give them a way out, with Li Chunfeng's background, who would dare not give his apprentice's subordinates a little face!
As for Feng Xiaobao, his room is very large, with a bedroom and a living room, although the facilities are average, but it is big enough, ok, I can install a wooden stake in it!